The Portland daily press., 1887-05-03
RACING WATERS.
Latest Reports Say the Danger Is
Probably About Passed.
Several More Bridges Reported to
Have Been Washed Away.
washouts on the European Branch
of the Maine Central.

Special to the Press.1
SANFORD, May 2.-The water in the Mon
sam, which rose so rapidly on Friday. il
slowly subsiding. Friday morning lam ~
logs caused the water to flow over the upner
bridge, ON the back road to SpringvaIe, and
it was supposed that the bridge had been
washed away, but with the subsiding of the
water the bridge is found all right with the
exception of the ends, where the roadway is
badly washed out.
CALAIS, May 2.-The water in the St.
Croix river rose about two inches SUNDAY
night The back boom at Barring broke
last night, releasing about 100000 logs and
carrying away the King mill, owned by G.
Porter; also two bridges from the railroad TO
the mills, and what remained of the old toll
bridge. The logs brought up against the
railroad bridge, which renamed firm.
Advices just received from the lakes say
the water has risen from one to two inches
in the lakes during the day, but has fallen
considerably in the streams. 1t is feared
that the dam at Grand Lake stream will be
unable to Withstand the enormous pressure,
and that the gates will have to be hoisted to
relieve it. This would raise the water in the
river considerable and would seriously en-
danger the mills all along the river The
water in the main river has fallen nearly as
much as it raised during the night. No mails
have been received here since Saturday
None are likely to arrive before Wednes-
day. Country roads are impossible and
number of bridges across streams have
been carried away.
LIvERMoRE FALLS, May 2.-The Andro-
scoggin at this place is subsiding. 1t was
the highest Saturday that has been known
since the famous pumpkin freshet of 1869.
The damage has been mostly to the high
ways and culyerts, many being washed out.
Some of the roads are still covered with
water.
RocKLAND, May 2.-Great damage from
the freshet is reported in Union apd yicin-
ity. Yesterday the water washed away the
dam at Hills Mills, carrying away a large
portion of the saw mills uuderpinning, leay-
ing it tottering. Bridges are carried away
and farms have been flooded. The bridges
at North Appleton and Searsmont village
have been swept away.
BANGOR, May 2.-The water at the dam
has risen to eleven feet and nine inches, and
in the afternoon fell away seven-eghths of
an inch, but returned to the full height this
evening The European branch of the
Maine Central is badly washed out at the
waterworks; also at Great Works and Costi-
gan. AT the latter place workman named
John O'Hara, of this city, fell from a car
and was drowned. The body was recovered.
He was 30 years old and leaves widow. No
trains have come over the road today, and
probably there will be none before tomorrow
night at least Great activity prevailed all
day among mill owners securing and loading
down mills, but no serious damage has oc-
CURED. All stage lines arrived today except
the Corinth and Charleston. part of the
dam at Ruggles & Simpsons mill at Carmel
has been carried away.
SAco, May 2.-The freshet has apparently
reached its height and today slight falling
off Of the water was noticeable. If it does
not storm no further damage is apprehended
unless the constant flow of water proves
destructive to property adjacent to the
river. A few logs from the broken Bonny
Eagle boom have arrived here and are secure
in the main boom.
The body of William Basson, who went
over the falls Sunday, has not yet been re-
covered